Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Zardari fears of being deprived of power: Wikileaks

According to the latest cache of US embassy cables released by WikiLeaks, President Asif Ali Zardari once told the US vice President, Joe Biden, that he feared the military “might take me out”.

According to wikileaks latest document President Zardari has made preparations in case of being killed like his wife, Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated.

General Ashfaq Kayani, chief of military, told the US ambassador during a March 2009 meeting that he “might, however reluctantly,” pressure Zardari to resign, according to a cable cited by the Times.

Kayani was quoted as saying that he might support Asfandyar Wali Khan, leader of the Awami National League Party, as the new president.

Zardari told him that Kayani and the Inter-Services Intelligence agency “will take me out,” according to the cable.

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